Hairpin dispenser



Dec. 30, 1952 N. BULK 2,623,802

HAIRPINDISPENSER med April 25. 194s l FIG. 5.

IN VEN TOR. NORMA BULK v Patented Dec. 30, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENToFFlcE HAIRPIN DIS-PENSER Norma Bulk, New York, N. Y.

Application April 25, 1949, Serial No. 89,385

6 Claims. l

The subject matter of this invention relates to an improvement inhairpin dispensers, and achieves the object of providing means forquick, ready and economical access to haii-pins when same are necessaryfor use in quantities, such as during the dressing of the hair.

In the past it has been necessary, and customary, when dressing hairprofessionally, to use large quantities of hairpins in order to set thesubjects hair, and then remove them from the subjects hair after thispurpose has been accomplished. These hairpins are used over and overagain innumerable times. Naturally, when they are removed from the hairthey are piled up indiscriminately on a tray or similar receptacle. andwhen the hair dresser desires to use them again on another subject shemust fumble in the hairpin receptacle foreach separate hairpin, wastinga great deal of valuable time in selecting each hairpin and turning itinto proper position for use.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a hairpin cabinetwhich will present to the users hand a steady and continuous supply ofhairpins maintained in a constant and fixed position for easyaccessibility and use, and available one at a time as desired.

Another object of this invention is to eliminate the waste of time andthe confusion of the hairdresser Who now must fumble in a tray for eachindividual hairpin and waste additional time in picking it up in properposition for use, thus re ducing the time necessary to set the subjectshair with pins, and permitting the hairdresser to be able to take careof more customers in the same time. Y

A thirdA object of my invention is the provision of a compact cabinet tohold the hairpins in readiness for use at all times.`

A further object of my invention is to eliminate the constant loss ofhairpins which are left loosely in trays or similar receptacles, as aresult of which they fall out, are scattered, etc.,

Other salient objects, advantages and functional features will be morereadily appreciated from Vthe detailed specication, taken with theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View elevation, partly in cross-section, showinga hairpin dispenser ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side view, with one. wall removed, showing the positioningof the component parts.

Fig. 3 is a top, cross-sectional View, taken on lines 3 3 of Fig. 2. 4 AV Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View, taken on lines 4-4 of Fig. 2,showing position of hairpins in relation to hairpin slide and roller.

Fig. 5 is an end, cross-sectional View, taken on lines 5-5 of Fig. 2,showing position of magnet in relation to conveyor belt.

Fig. 6 is a side, elevational view showing practical method of rellingcabinet with hairpins.

Similar reference characters designate similar partsl throughout thedifferent views.

Illustrative of the embodiment shown and disclosed by the drawings, thehairpin dispenser comprises essentially an inclined slide I0 upon whichhairpins are placed to slide in series toward a conveyor belt I2 whichis connected to rollers I3 and I4. As the hairpins descend in sequencealong slide I0 they are drawn up against the conveyor belt I2 by meansof magnetic attraction created by a magnet I5 bedded in a container I6disposed in back of the conveyor belt and in juxtaposition thereto. Themagnet I5 is secured in container I6 which is permanently attached tothe cabinet Il.

The conveyor belt I2 is trained over rollers I3 and I4 on shafts I8 andI 9, which fit into sockets 20, 2I, 22 and 23 cut into the walls 28 and29 of the cabinet Il. These shafts rotate freely in the sockets,carrying the endless belt I2, which is composed of a rough, frictionalmaterial. This material may be rubber or any suitable material ofsimilar properties.

Disposed adjacent to roller I3, and adapted to co-act therewith, isroller 24 mounted on a shaft 25 which is fitted into sockets 26 and 2lin the walls 28 and 29 of the cabinet, and which shaft is adapted torotate in said sockets. The roller 24 is encased in a sleeve 30,composed of material the same as or similar to the composition of theendless belt I2, and rollers I3 and 24 are positioned in close contactwith each other, so that, when hairpin II is pulled out of slot 3I frombetween said rollers, rollers I3 and 24 rotate in opposite directionsland belt I2 moves upwardly, bringing with it the next hairpin in line onslide It) to come between said rollers I3 and 24 and to be held inposition between them, by frictional pressure exerted by each rolleragainst the other.

Disposed below roller 24 and secured to side wall 29 of the cabinet is aretarding means 32 which serves to narrow the aperture between itselfand the endless belt I2 at a point below rollers I3 and 24, to the widthnecessary to permit a single hairpin to pass through said rollers andinto slot 3I at a time. Connected to the shaft I8 and on the exteriorside of wall 29 of the cabinet is a stem winding means 33 by means ofwhich rollers i3 and 2li may be moved in opposite directions to moveendless belt I2 upwardly manually, in order to start operation of thedispenser.

In operation, a series of hairpins H are placed upon slide it at theback of the slide, and the hairpins slide downward in sequence towardthe endless belt until the entire line is attracted to the endless beltin sequence. The shape of the slide Ill, conforming substantially to theshape of the hairpins, keeps the latter in a uniform line and preventsover-riding. When the first hairpin is drawn to the endless belt l2, bymagnetic attraction as shown, the stem winding means is turnedcounter-clockwise, turning rollers I3 and 24 in opposite directions andmoving the endless belt upwardly until the initial hairpin is forcedpartially out of slot 3l by the co-acting pressures of the rollers. Thismovement continues until the initial hairpin extends out of the slot 3|in sufcient length so that it can be grasped easily between finger andthumb. As the head of this initial hairpin clears the retarding means 32the aperture is free to permit the head of the second hairpin in theseries to pass the retarding means 3?; in an upward direction, as it isdrawn alongthe endless belt by means of the magnetic attraction i5.

As the initial hairpin is drawn completely out through slot 3i manually,the endless belt is drawn upward, bringing with it the second hairpin,which then protrudes from the slot in the identical position of theinitial hairpin at rest, as soon as4 the lattery is. completelywithdrawn throughthe slot. in continued operation, as each hairpin inturn is, drawn out 0f the cabinet the succeeding hairpin inthe series isdrawn upward to occupy its predecessors position, protruding from theslot 3i suii'iciently to be manually grasped, until the entire magazineof hairpins is exhausted, all of the parts of the invention beingco-ordinated to act interdependently.

The rear of the cabinet ii is provided with a hinged panel 35.1, adaptedto open outwardly, as shown in Fig. 6, exposing the upper surface of theslide l@ and thus permitting the refilling of the slide with anadditional supply of hairpins, as shown. In this manner, hairpins whichhave been used previously can be re-used again and again. Mounting thehairpins on a charging slide 35 to fill the cabinet may be accomplishedin any one of many possible ways. |The embodiment shown. in Fig. 6 ismerely by way of illustration and isnot to be construed in any Way as alimitation.

Since a certain amount of pull is exerted to draw the hairpin out of theslot 3i, suicient resistance must be provided for the cabinet il toremain rnly in place. This resistance may take the form of av heaviiyweighted base 36 for the cabinet, or means may be provided for securingthe base of the cabinet to the surface uponwhich it rests when in use,in any known manner.

It is manifestly apparent that my invention is superior to and. has manydistinct advantages overy any present means of dispensing hairpins. Inuse by a professional hairdresser a substantial amount of valuable timeis saved by this quick dispensing device. The invention may be usedsingly or by a series of cabinets sufiicient to pro- F vide thehairdresser with suiiicient hairpins for a days work. In this way thedispensing cabinets may be refilled with hairpins during idle periods oftime, or a lower-salaried employee may be engaged for such purpose.

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In addition, the hairpins are conveniently and neatly kept, and loss anddestruction of hairpins is kept at a minimum.

While the primary purpose of my invention contemplates its use in beautyparlors and hair dressing salons, nevertheless it will prove of greatvalue and benet in homes to keep hairpins for personal use, and for anyother purpose that it may prove useful.

The embodiment shown in the drawings is by Way of illustration, andvarious changes may be made in the construction and the arrangement ofparts without limitation upon or departure from the spirit and scope ofthe invention, or sacricing any of the advantages thereof inherenttherein, and the drawings are not intended to limit the inventionsscope.

I claim:

l. In a device of the described class, a housing for the articles to bedispensed having an extraction slot and a refilling opening, the housingprovided with an inclined slide terminating against an endless beltdisposed transversely to the slide and carried on rollers mounted onrotating shafts, magnetic means for attracting the articles onto theendless belt, a roller mounted on a rotating shaft disposed parallel tothe belt, engaging the belt and co-acting with the belt to frictionallymove the articles between them in single fashion toward the extractionslot, retarding means attached t-o the housing and adapted to releasethe articles one at a time along the belt toward the extraction slotwhereby extraction of an extend-1 ing articleactivates the movement in aseries of the articles following along the belt toward the extractionslot, and stem winding means attached to the belt shaft to activateinitially the movement of the belt and co-acting roller carrying thearticles toward the extraction slot.

2. In a device of the described class, a housing for the articles to bedispensed, having an extraction slot and a refilling opening, thehousing.` provided with an inclined slide terminating against an endlessbelt disposed transversely t-o the slide and carried on rollers mountedon rotating shafts, a magnet disposed behind the belt to attract thelarticles onto the belt, a roller mounted on a ro tating shaft disposedparallel to the belt, engagingthe belt and co-acting with the belt tofrictionally move the a-rticles between them in single fashion towardthe extraction slot, retardihg means attached to the housing and adaptedto release the. articles one at a time along the belt toward therextraction slot whereby extraction of the extending article activatesthe movement in a series of the articles following along the belt'toward the extraction slot, and stem-winding means attached to the beltshaft to activate initially the movement of the belt and the co-actingroltler, carrying the articles toward the extraction slo 3. In a deviceof the described class, a housing for the articles to be dispensed,havingv an extraction slot and a refilling opening, the housingprovidedwithnan inclined slide terminating against an endless beltdisposed transversely to the slide `and carried on rollers mounted onrotating shafts, a magnet disposed behind the belt to attract thearticles onto the belt, a roller mounted on a rotating shaft disposedparallel to the belt, engagling the belt and co-actin-g with the belt tofrict'i-onally move the articles between them in single fashion towardthe extraction slot, a bar disposed between the slide and the roller,adapted to createk a passageway between the bar and the. belt to releasethe articles one at a time along the belt toward the extraction slotwhereby extraction of the extending article :activates the movement in aseries of the `articles following along the -belt toward the extractionslot, and stem-winding means attached to the belt shaft and extendingoutside the container to activate initially the movement of the belt andthe co-acting roller, carrying the articles toward the extraction slot.

4. Ina device of the described class, a housing for the articles to bedispensed, having an extraction slot and a relling opening, the housingprovided with an inclined slide terminating against an endless 'beltdisposed transversely to the slide and carried on rollers mounted onrotating shafts, a magnet disposed behind the belt to attract thearticles onto the belt, a roller mounted on a rotating shaft disposedparallel to the belt, engaging the belt and co-acting with the belt tofrictionally move the articles between them in single fashion toward theextraction slot, a bar disposed between the slide and the rolle-r,adapted to create va passageway between the bar and the belt to releasethe articles one at a time along the belt toward the extraction slotwhereby extraction of the extending article activates the movement in `aREFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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